"Despite
Britain’s ardent desire to appease Husseini, his open ties with the
Nazis and his instigation of the terror campaign against the British
in Palestine finally forced its hand. In 1937 the British issued a
warrant for Husseini’s arrest. Husseini fled to Beirut. In 1939 he
fled to Iraq."

"Outside
Palestine, Husseini began agitating the wider Arab world to turn on
Britain and side with the Nazis. During his two years in Iraq, he was
in close contact with Fritz Grobba, the German ambassador in Baghdad.
He also developed close ties with leading generals in the Iraqi
military, who like him were ardent supporters of Germany."

"Husseini
assisted the Germans in writing and disseminating anti-Jewish and
pro-Nazi propaganda. He incited the military leadership against
Britain. In April 1941, under his guidance, four pro-Nazi Iraqi
generals, led by General Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, overthrew the
pro-British government of Regent Abdullah and Prime Minister Nuri
as-Said."

The
British sent their army to Iraq.

Die
Briten schickten ihre Armee in den Irak.

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"The
ousted government had been in an alliance with Britain. Britain
responded to its overthrow by invading Iraq. By late May, Britain had
reinstated its control of the oil fields in Basra, and British
victory was a foregone conclusion. Allied forces were poised to take
over Baghdad. "

Many
Jews were murdered or wounded.

Viele
Juden wurden ermordet oder verwundet.

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"With
hope for victory now nil, at Husseini’s urging, the pro-Nazi junta
used their residual power to carry out a massive assault on Baghdad’s
Jewish community. One hundred twenty Jews were murdered, a thousand
were wounded, and thousands more lost their homes as pro-Nazi mobs
torched Jewish homes and businesses."